Prices and risk management

The electricity and gas markets have become complex and volatile. GDF SUEZ Global Energy offers you price risk management solutions and helps you seize the best market opportunities.

A tailor made risk management offer

To optimise the price of your energy purchases, GDF SUEZ Global Energy offers you a solution that best matches your needs and your risk policy.

  • Fixed price: Implementation of a fixed price valid for the duration of the contract.
  • Indexed prices: Indexed to one or several energy markets.

Moreover, you can adapt your price structure during the fulfilment of your contract to seize opportunities arising from changes in the markets.

Multi-market, multi-commodity solutions

By relying on the group's trading platforms, GDF SUEZ Global Energy offers you access to numerous European markets and to all the components of the energy mix to meet even your most specific coverage needs: electricity, natural gas, oil and oil products, coal and CO2 emissions.

These commodities can be traded in different currencies (euros, dollars, pounds sterling, etc.). Beyond the European market, your Key Account Manager can also help you work with American and Asian references (gas and oil) to meet your arbitrage and hedging needs.

  • To hedge your gas and electricity contracts: GDF SUEZ Trading
    GDF SUEZ Trading (MIFID Compliant), offers you its full range of risk management services for gas and electricity contracts via an integrated trading platform.

Market analysis and decision-making tools

GDF SUEZ Global Energy provides you with detailed information in real time and relevant market analyses.
The objective: To help you better understand the energy markets and make the right decisions at the right time.

Your Key Account Manager lets you benefit from GDF SUEZ Global Energy’s market expertise, thanks to dedicated tools, in numerous countries and markets in Europe:

  • Weekly analysis of changes in market prices,
  • Newsletters that analyse the latest trends on energy markets,
  • Dedicated informational websites for each geographic region,
  • Training sessions to give you a better understanding of the energy markets,
  • Electricity price target alerts so that you are notified when prices reach the targets you have defined,
  • Real-time advice to instantly adapt your purchasing strategy,
  • Portfolio management to build your energy supply portfolio in accordance with your risk strategy.